Muslin Bag Stamped with my Logo

Stamped muslin bag for soaps

Lemon Soap

I LOVE LEMON SOAP....it's scented with lemon, may chang and citronella essential oils.  I have added lemon peel as a natural exfoliant and it gives a lovely golden speckled look....rather homely :)

Lemon Soap has finished curing and is listed for sale in my Folksy shop.

Lavender Soap

Lavender Soap has been coloured using olive oil infused with alkanet root.

This soap has finshed curing and is listed for sale in my Folksy shop

Gardener's Soap with Poppy Seeds

My Gardener's Soap has been a big hit at fairs but i felt  it needed a change.  The original soap was scented with lavender, rosemary, tea tree and lemongrass essential oils and i added calendula leaves for its soothing properties and yellow strandy appearance.  I had also added pumice to my last few batches but the gritty sandy texture i wasn't keen on.

My new 'Gardener's Soap' is scented with lavender & rosemary essential oils, its a real refreshing scent which I'm loving.  I was unsure on the colour...light brown or green, so i went with green since its more of a garden colour, and it was achieved using green clay.  Poppy seeds were added for a nice gentle scrub, its one of my favourite natural exfoliators that i love using in soaps, and i have had lots of positive feedback on the poppy exfoliating soaps.

During curing the tops were slightly white with soda ash so i immersed the tops into a bowl of boiling water to dissolve any whiteness and this also gave them their shiny appearance.

Gardeners soap has fully cured and is listed in my Folksy shop

Masala Zone

One of my favourite Indian restaurants is Masala Zone. The traditional Indian 'Thalis' are super tasty and taste almost as good as mums food. I have only been to 'Masala Zone' in Angel and Covent Garden' and the decor in both are mesmerising, quirky and colourful just like a bollywood scene.
I came across these photos which were taken last year and thought i would put them up.

Ceiling of Masala Zone Covent Garden

Ceiling of Masala Zone at Covent Garden

Ceiling of Masala Zone at Covent Garden

My 'Thali'

Rose Soap

I have recently made a batch of rose soap with lashings of shea butter coloured with pink clay and scented with rose and geranium essential oils.

This is the first time that i have layered the colours, i usually just go for the whole block of pink then top with rose petals, but this time i wanted to do something a little different.

Rose soap has finished curing and is listed for sale in my Folksy shop.
 

 This soap is fully cured and is available to buy from my folksy shop
Bobbins & Balms Folksy Shop

May 2012 - Soaps

Just a few quick photos of soaps i have been making recently

Left to Right, Rose Soap, Goats Milk & Honey Soap, Goats Milk, Oat & Lavender Soap

Spice Soap- coloured with Madder root and scented with bay leaf, cinnamon & clove essential oils

Soap Samples - Pink Salt Soap & Gardeners Soap

Pink Salt Soap

Freshly Cut Soap - Pink Salt Soap, Spice Soap, Gardeners Soap